Improvement in clothes-driers



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FRANK M. oLAHmoF soUTH rAMwoR'rH, New HAMPSHIRE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Lietters Patent No. l 70,235, dated November 23, 1875 application filed September 25, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. CLARK, of South Tamworth, in the county of Carroll and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Clothes- Drier, of which the following is a specification: K

Figure l is a top view of my improved clothes-drier, shown as opened out for use. is a vertical section of the same, the inner part of the arm being shown in section. Fig. 3 is the same View as Fig. 2,but showing the arm folded.

Similar lettersbf reference indicate correspending parts.

rI he object of this invention is to furnish an improved clothes-drier of that kind that is suspended from a wall, which shall he so constructed that it may be folded up into small space when notrequired for use, and which, when opened out, shall furnish a large amount of drying-surface, and which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and not liable to sag or get ont of order.

The invention consists in an improved clothes-drier, formed by the combination of the grooved and lnortised block and the pivoted jointed arms with each other, ,in the manner hereinafter fully described, and in the inclination given to the shoulders of the adjacent ends of the parts of the jointed arms, as hereinafter 'fully described.

A is a block, in the upper and lower ends ofwhich are formed holes to receive the screws by which it is secured to the wall. rlhe inner side of the block A is made flat, to fit against the wall, and the outer side is rounded ofi'. The lower part ofthe block A is made thicker than the upper part, and in said thicker part are formed two, three, or more vertical grooves,

' a1,fo receive the arms when foldedup. In the lower part of the block A, at the lower ends of the grooves al, are formed mortises c2, to receive the inner ends of the inner parts B ofv the arms B C, where they are pivoted in place by pins. The' upper sides of the mortises a2 are made straight to furnish a firm support to the upper side of the inner ends of the arms B when extended. The lower sides of the mortises a2 extend beyond the' pivoting-pins, to

vreceive and support the said arms when eX- ed, and the lower side of the outer parts C isl made narrow to fit into the grooves of the inner parts B. The inner end of the outer part C of the arms has a shoulder, c', formed upon it, to slip under the middle part of the outerv end of the part B, and the outer end of the part B has two'shoulders, b', formed upon it,

`to slip under the side parts of the inner end otthe outer part C, so as to relieve the pins that pivot the adjacent ends of said parts together from all strain. The outer end of the inner parts B, or the inner end of the outer part C, has a short slot formed in it to receive the pivoting-pin, so that the s aid outer parts C may have a slight longitudinal movement to slip the shoulders c b into and out of place in extendingand folding. the said arms B C. rlhe shoulders b c'l are made inclined, as shown in Fig. 3, to give a slight upward inclination' Atothe outer parts C ot the arms, and prevent them from saggingwhen they have'been for Havingthus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-f 1. An improved clothes-drier, formed by the combination of the grooved and mortised block A and the pivoted jointed arms ABv C with each other, in substantially the manner herein shown and described.

2. The jointed arms B C, having inclined shoulders b c on their adjacent ends, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l FRANK M. CLARK. Witnesses:

L. G. CLARK, S. B. WIGGIN. 

